"Raucous" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Seated in an arm-chair was a man. He was distinctly visible in the light which came in from the sitting-room, and it was quite plain that he was sound asleep and breathing heavily. And now for the second time his palate vibrated with the raucous voice of sleep. ...
— The Girl and The Bill - An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure • Bannister Merwin
... now JOE, M.P., Is doubtless pleased at growing raucous Through speaking, since he's proud to be The Member for a ...
— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 100., Jan. 10, 1891 • Various
... hour, whatever it was, that was marked by the twelve slow, raucous snores of the corridor clock, there were in the house only an old gentleman,—an impenitent early-riser; the proprietress, Dona Casiana,—a landlady equally impenitent, to the misfortune of her ...
— The Quest • Pio Baroja
... tried to sleep, and up across the stillness rose the raucous shrieks of some of these same sufferers, my pity turned cold. "Any fool that will try to keep a cat in a ...
— The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) • Charlotte Perkins Gilman
... The raucous jangle of his laugh failed to disturb the steadiness of her gaze. To reassure himself of his mastery he began to bluster, to threaten, turning loose such a storm of vile abuse as she had never heard. He was plainly working his nerve ...
— A Texas Ranger • William MacLeod Raine
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